US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius speaks at the event (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – A programme entitled “Meetthe USA 2017” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7 to step upeconomic-trade-investment relations between Vietnam and the US, especially inthe fields of smart city development, renewable energy, environmentalprotection, hi-tech agriculture, healthcare and education.
The event was jointly organized by the Ministryof Foreign Affairs, the municipal People’s Committee, the US Consulate Generalin HCM City, and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).
Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member, Presidentof the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and Secretary of themunicipal Party Committee, said US businesses are right to choose Vietnam andparticularly HCM City as an investment destination with a stable and peacefulpolitical environment.
It is a proper time for US firms to make use ofstrengths and advantages of the Vietnamese economy to make investment based onthe close cooperation between the two countries’ leaders and the bilateralgrowing trade relations, he said.
The official called on USenterprises to seek more investment opportunities with the city and pledged tosupport them to do long-term business in HCM City.
In his opening remarks, DeputyForeign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc said both nations are seeing new opportunities to strengthen theircomprehensive partnership after the recent visit to the US by Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc.
The programme, which took place in HCM City – aleading locality nationwide in external rapports with the US, aims to enhancecollaboration between Vietnamese and US localities for the sake of the twocountries’ people.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius describedthe event as an activity to realize the commitments and agreements reached bythe two countries’ leaders to expand trade and investment ties.
The US pledged to intensify cooperation withVietnam, especially in the field of free trade, and hopes to bring to thecountry with the latest hi-tech solutions, he said.
The Ambassador hailed efforts of Vietnameselocalities in improving the provincial competitive index (CPI), which is one ofthe key issues in the local economic development policies.
The programme will offer numerous opportunitiesfor the two sides to propel the bilateral economic and trade ties forward,particularly between Vietnamese localities and US businesses, he added.-VNA
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